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Lukasz Tokarczyk Management 513 Section 5- Is it better to be Loved of Feared Thesis: The author has done great work here, however it’s full of controversial statements. He outlines what constitutes a great leader (known as Prince), and provides his idea of such leader. This may not be appealing to the reader since his advice seems to violate what is perceived as the moral standards by the society. The author believes that it is better to be feared than loved, he suggests and…

Baldassare Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier offers various opinions on what constitutes the ideal man. The descriptions serve as a paradigm for men of the noble class to emulate. In fact, Castiglione’s work sets the standard for what it meant to be a gentleman. According to him, being an ideal Renaissance man demanded total, conscious effort needed in mastering many traits, all the while making the ownership of these various characteristics seem uncontrived and natural. Because the…

In The Prince, Cicero argues that it is best for a prince to be both loved and fear. However, this balance is very hard to maintain, therefore Cicero argues it is better for a prince to be feared than loved. Cicero explains that subjects are more likely to respect a leader if they fear him. He uses the examples of Hannibal and Scipio to display this. Hannibal was very cruel but very skilled, this resulted in his terrified soldiers respecting him. Scipio, on the other hand, was very skilled, but…

In the story A Single Shard Crane-man has many wise tips and sayings that are helpful to the people around him Crane-man is a very wise man who has lots of helpful little tips that guide Tree-ear through his life. In the story crane makes a very knowledgeable stamens. He says "Work gives a man dignity, stealing takes it away" This quote tells that crane man is wise because he is motivating Tree-ear to earn his worth and do the work to be respected. Also most men would would just tell you you…

The Prince is a political treatise written by Machiavelli in 1513,it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin the aim of Machiavelli was to promote the in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics.[5][6] is the most remembered of Machiavelli's works and the one most responsible for bringing the word…

The Little Prince There once was a kingdom, it was a very chaotic place but it was a place many called home. A king and queen had ruled there for a very long time and the Queen even went on to have a child. But tragedy befell the kingdom not long after the birth. During the wondrous masquerade ball thrown in order to celebrate the dear healthy baby boy's birth the king started feeling ill. Not wanting to tell anyone the king smiled and said he needed to take a break. He sat on his thrown…

King Robert Wylie and his men are standing outside the dungeon’s door. Earl Michal Callaghan instructed the Kingsman, who were guarding it, to open them. He orders two of the Callaghan’s Kingsman to follow behind him. They all travel down the spiraling hallway, past the doors that line the wall, moving in sync to the sound of dripping water. King Robert eyes the prisoners that he sees, replaying King David’s words, wondering if there was any truth behind them. He looks around, contemplating…

It’s been exactly six days, twelve hours, forty-seven minutes, three-thirty seconds and counting since the last time me and Tre went out together. Or something like that; I haven’t really been keeping up with the time, so maybe I’m off by an hour. Or ten. Anyway, it’s been almost a week since we went to the haunted house and technically I wouldn’t even consider that a date because we were supposed to meet up with a group of friends. So if I really think about it, it’s more like we haven’t been…

wrote during a time when Italy was not totally formed yet. At the time it was made up of many city-states which constantly changed rulers. He wrote "The Qualities of the Prince" to convey his idea of the strong, active, and in his own eyes, perfect ruler to the current ruling family, the Medicis. Machiavelli composed The Prince as a guide for ruling as he understood it. His theories, or some of his critics would just say they were only ideas, focused on an autocratic form of government as…

A Look into Royalty’s Life Life is luxurious for royalty. Rooms in medieval castles are filled with the finest furniture made of the most exquisite materials of the time. Servants use various methods to prepare feasts fit for a king. Lords and ladies wear exotic furs and jewelry displaying their wealth to the peasants below them. Perhaps one of the best ways to look into the life of royalty is to start where their day begins and ends. The bedroom. There are dark wooden doors in an arched…